Antibodies and T lymphocytes are the respective mediators of which two types of immunity?
A)Innate and adaptive
B)Passive and active
C)Specific and nonspecific
D)Humoral and cell-mediated
E)Adult and neonatal

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Both B and T lymphocytes are principal components of adaptive immunity.B lymphocytes produce antibodies,which are the recognition and effector molecules of humoral immune responses to extracellular pathogens.T cells recognize and promote eradication of intracellular pathogens in cell-mediated immunity.Passive and active immunity both can be mediated by either B or T lymphocytes.Specific immunity is another term for adaptive immunity.Both B and T lymphocytes participate in adult adaptive immunity but are still developing in the neonatal period.

Antibodies and T Lymphocytes Are the Respective Mediators of Which